“The Spirit speaketh the truth and lieth not. Wherefore, it speaketh of things as they really are, and of things as they really will be; wherefore, these things are manifested unto us plainly, for the salvation of our souls” (Jacob 4:13; see also D&C 93:24). I’m reading a talk this evening by Elder Bednar titled […]

It’s late but I missed yesterday and didn’t want to miss two days in a row. Today was a good day overall. Becky and I went and did sealings early this morning, which was a great way to start the day. BYU got worked for the 2nd time in a row in Football (which was […]

27 Wherefore, men are afree according to the bflesh; and call things are dgiven them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to echoose fliberty and eternal glife, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh […]

To start, I shared this comment based on a post I received from  one of my good friends who’s working the steps of the program: Thanks for the post Raul! One thing that helped me (and continues to help me) quite a bit with step 4 was the outline my sponsor shared with me to […]

I just had what I feel was a great meeting with Jason. We talked about humility, pride, and submitting our will to God on a consistent basis. He asked me a few questions that I thought were appropriate: What are your plans moving forward to be as consistent as you’ve been the last few days? […]

11 Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our adeliverance in him. (Alma 58:11) Again, […]

“He did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him” […]

“And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them.” (Mosiah 4:10) I really like this scripture today. Basically it’s that simple – […]

“They had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus […]

As part of my September Goals for 2010, I’ve decided to read at least one scripture from the Book of Mormon at least 20 days in September. So here we go: Before I get going, I’m thinking about doing this via topic. Since I’m on Step 7 dealing with Humility, I’m going to look up […]